INSPIRATION: Sketching van Dyck's "Rinaldo & Armida" at BMA

While at the Baltimore Museum of Art, I got the chance to sketch a few masterpieces including Sir Anthony van Dyck's "Rinaldo and Armida." This paintings dynamic composition and high emotion drew me in. 

A study of a cherub in van Dyck's "Rinaldo and Armida"

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Sir Anthony van Dyck: Rinaldo and Armida, oil on canvas, 93 x 90", 1629, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD